I'm off to bed, have been through the list once, 42 words for tomorrow

2:13 am

rubyfoo

good morning

2:13 am

flosey

hi ruby, nice to see you, am just trotting off to bed

2:13 am

flosey

12:13

2:14 am

rubyfoo

sweet dreams flosey

2:14 am

rubyfoo

new computer, but it's fr and I can't puctuate properly

2:14 am

rubyfoo

or even spell

3:11 am

sandyloo

hi ruby I just sent you a photo of Di and her horse

3:11 am

sandyloo

when is the puppy coming

3:11 am

sandyloo

hi all

3:16 am

sandyloo

ooh......

3:48 am

flosey

hello Sandyloo, back again, can't slleep,

5:05 am

sandyloo

still there flosey?

5:26 am

kyleteresa

Hello all!

5:26 am

sandyloo

hi kyle not many here i fear

5:27 am

kyleteresa

That's ok Sandy! I know it's pretty early... How are you?

5:27 am

sandyloo

I am good I live in Australia so its 7.30pm here

5:28 am

sandyloo

I have driven thru n carolina

5:28 am

kyleteresa

Wow! Its only 630 am here! My best friend just came back from Australia. She spent an entire month there and said she loved it!

5:29 am

sandyloo

where did she go and it is fabulous here , the food is very good LOL

5:30 am

kyleteresa

They went all over the place. They didn't stay anywhere too long so I think they got to see quite a bit of your beautiful coutry. (and she LOVED the food)

5:31 am

sandyloo

I live in Margaret River on a farm in west aus. it is a beautiful wine growing area

5:32 am

sandyloo

I see you haven't been with babble for very long, I find it very addictive - at the moment we don't have tv as we are building on the farm (only dvds) so I have taken to babble again its fun and nice people

5:32 am

kyleteresa

Is that where your picture is from? It looks beautiful

5:32 am

kyleteresa

Someday I will get to travel. I would love to see Australia

5:33 am

sandyloo

at the moment it is very dry as it is our summer but soon it will be green again - you will love our restaurants

5:36 am

sandyloo

does it snow where you are?

5:36 am

kyleteresa

It does, occassionally.... we didn't get anything this year except a little bit of flurries here and there.... more of those called for on Wednesday

5:37 am

kyleteresa

I am used to th snow though. We lived in Massachusetts for 8 years. It snowed like crazy there!

5:37 am

sandyloo

no snow here in west aus but it does snow over east here it just rains and not too cold

5:37 am

BabbleRabble

Heavy snowfall in the forecast here.

5:38 am

sandyloo

Ihave seen snow on a few occasions but never seen it falling

5:38 am

kyleteresa

It gets cold here, just not this year apparently. Hello BR!

5:38 am

sandyloo

hi babs

5:38 am

BabbleRabble

I just will not lift it

5:39 am

BabbleRabble

sometimes the forecast is for light snow ... but I have never seen any lights

5:40 am

sandyloo

ha ha babs, I see you are from antarctica

5:40 am

kyleteresa

I don't know how you do it... I was pretty young when we moved away from that much snow, but I don't think I could do it now...

5:40 am

BabbleRabble

most days we need a jacket

5:41 am

sandyloo

is that right babs, I expect you would need a jacket of some sort in antarctica

5:41 am

BabbleRabble

I am an old geezer oblivious to reality

5:41 am

sandyloo

lol so am i

5:43 am

sprite

good afternoon all!

5:43 am

kyleteresa

Hello Sprite!

5:43 am

sandyloo

hi spritey

5:44 am

sprite

hi kyle and sandy :)

5:44 am

sandyloo

how is your dog?

5:45 am

sprite

sleeping at my feet. Snoring, actually. He is happy and playful and funny and sweet.

5:45 am

sandyloo

how old is he now?

5:46 am

sprite

4 last month. Can you believe it?

5:46 am

sandyloo

I can't it seems like yesterday you got him

5:47 am

sprite

I know. It is so weird.

5:47 am

sandyloo

so much has changed in the last four years

5:48 am

sprite

sure has.

5:50 am

sprite

for you even more than for me, I think, with building the new place and all.

5:51 am

sandyloo

it sure has, and it has been our hottest summer in living records so that has made this summer hard to bear

5:51 am

sprite

I can imagine. Must be hellish at times.

5:51 am

sandyloo

I am looking forward to april when our rains will start and the cooler weather will be here

5:52 am

sandyloo

our winters are delightful

5:52 am

sprite

almost, sandy! One more month to go.

5:54 am

sandyloo

I am on the countdown, I went for a 2 hour horse ride yesterday and I am feeling a little sore today

5:55 am

sprite

ouch :)

5:55 am

sandyloo

I do lots on the ground with the horses and am getting into riding again now

5:56 am

sprite

will take a while for your body to adjust again

5:56 am

sandyloo

not too long , i don't feel too bad it's surprising really

5:57 am

sandyloo

I am not as confident as i used to be, the ground is getting further away

5:57 am

sprite

once you're back to daily practice, that feeling will probably pass. You have so much experience.

5:57 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:58 am

sandyloo

hi liz

5:58 am

sprite

hi Liz :)

5:58 am

sandyloo

liz did you finish yesterday, i bet sprite did

5:58 am

sprite

yeah. Was a fun one.

5:59 am

Lizlin

Yes, I finished early this afternoon - with a lot of help from more words! And of course the wonderful list from Gremlinn!

6:00 am

sandyloo

I only got halfway , i didn't start until 2 hours to go, I like those biggies

6:00 am

Scrabbler

Hello all.

6:00 am

Lizlin

I don't think I'll tackle such a large one again - though I wanted to do it once! It took me so long and I really don't want to spend so long on the computer! I had to drag myself away to go for a walk!

6:00 am

sprite

finishing is not important. Fun while playing is.

6:00 am

sprite

hiya Scrabs

6:01 am

Lizlin

That's true but I'm competitive with myself!

6:01 am

sprite

:)

6:01 am

Lizlin

Hi scrabs :)

6:01 am

Scrabbler

My friend has been touring in Australia and NZ since Feb 8th.

6:02 am

sandyloo

hi scrabs longtime no see

6:02 am

sprite

wow. Must have been hot.

6:02 am

Lizlin

I hope your friend hasn't been over this side (east) - we've had so much rain over the past month!

6:02 am

sandyloo

how are your rabbits scrabs?

6:02 am

Lizlin

Temps fine here - around 27 C but so wet!

6:02 am

sandyloo

very hot here in the west

6:02 am

Scrabbler

They will return March 6th and I will make her snowshoe and XC-ski with me on Friday.

6:03 am

Lizlin

That'll bring her back to reality!

6:03 am

Scrabbler

The bunnies are adorable. I will have a bunny-sitter Sat-Tues while I visit a cousin a few hours from here.

6:04 am

sandyloo

lol,no bunnie respite centre then?

6:04 am

Uneaixoise

a bunny sitter -- what a great job! :-)

6:04 am

Scrabbler

Never heard of one. They will be happy and a neighbor will take good care of them.

6:04 am

Scrabbler

She is a dog and cat owner so this will be fun for her.

6:06 am

sprite

ahi Une :)

6:07 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all! BRB -- taking pups out to pee . . .

6:08 am

sandyloo

scrab, our cat has killed three rabbits here on the farm, i am surprised that a cat can even do that, but the rabbits are a pest here

6:08 am

sandyloo

not lovely pets

6:08 am

sandyloo

I do feel sorry about it tho

6:08 am

Lizlin

Bunnies are cute pets in the UK too!

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Yikes. I know that many people see rabbits and squirrels as pests.

6:09 am

sandyloo

we used to have some as pets ages ago, I thought they were sweet

6:10 am

sandyloo

but we ended up with way too many

6:10 am

Scrabbler

They are sweet, cute and funny.

6:10 am

sprite

kind of depends on the amount of them you have around... and the amount of damage they cause

6:10 am

sandyloo

the wild ones are brown the pet ones are pretty colours

6:13 am

Scrabbler

Well, I found 85 and must now get ready to leave for work. Bye everybody.

6:14 am

sprite

bye Scrabs, have a good day at work

6:14 am

sandyloo

by scrabs

6:14 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone :)

6:14 am

Lizlin

Bye scrabs - have a good day :)

6:14 am

sprite

hi Annie :)

6:14 am

sandyloo

hi annie

6:14 am

Anniebrook

I missed scrabbs, bye

6:14 am

Lizlin

Hi Annie :)

6:14 am

Anniebrook

hi sandy, sprite, Liz

6:15 am

Anniebrook

I had 100 left when I gave up yesterday, didnt have a list but enjoyed the grid

6:16 am

sandyloo

me too and i didn't finish either

6:16 am

sprite

yesterday's was a fun one

6:16 am

sandyloo

this one isn't too bad

6:16 am

Anniebrook

sprite, did you finish sans list?

6:17 am

sprite

yes

6:17 am

Lizlin

I've slowed down now at 70 left. Just started using the list - so happy lickety's back today :)

6:17 am

Anniebrook

I dont know how you do it, sprite. You are amazing

6:17 am

Lizlin

Wow Sprite! That's amazing :)

6:17 am

Anniebrook

I love Lickety.

6:17 am

sprite

not really. Just years of practice :)

6:18 am

Anniebrook

amazing, too.

6:18 am

Lizlin

I agree with Annie

6:19 am

sprite

I think we all play in the way that gives us most fun. For me, that is without a list, that's all.

6:20 am

sandyloo

i have to admit that i love lickety too

6:20 am

Lizlin

I think that's true - I wait as long as possible before listing and longer before using more words! I began to find it less fun because I had to use morewords so much on the last grid!

6:21 am

Lizlin

There were so many words, I just wasn't seeing them! It wasn't that so many of the words were so unusual!

6:22 am

sandyloo

like the mi5, I haven't heard that one before

6:23 am

sprite

when there are lots of series, I do usually well. But some grids have all those insular words and then I am happy to be able to use the list.

6:23 am

Anniebrook

mi 5 was? dont remember

6:23 am

sandyloo

no , i mean on this one

6:23 am

Anniebrook

oh ok, lol

6:23 am

sandyloo

just a funny little word

6:24 am

Lizlin

Could be why I don't have mi 5! I'd take a clue though!

6:24 am

sprite

that one is the same in dutch, so that's easy for me

6:25 am

sprite

act wrong, Liz

6:25 am

sandyloo

an unmarried lady is a mi* and **n't get married until you have met the perfect man

that is what he says, Scrabbler. Personally I think he just needs to retire. His job as an elevator mechanic requires so much squatting, bending, twisting and that does not help

7:34 am

Mom

good morning BabbleRabble, that is a comfort :-)

7:35 am

Anniebrook

BR is right. I suffer from peripheral idiopatic neuropathy and sometimes I feel the pain as a normal way of life.

7:35 am

Mom

((Annie))

7:35 am

Scrabbler

True, BR, although sometimes the intensity makes life unbearable.

7:35 am

Scrabbler

Annie, is the pain well-controlled?

7:36 am

Anniebrook

Yes and no. I take Gapentin 1800 mgs a day. Buying shoes is sheer torture.

7:36 am

lbdawger

there are so many dangers to that chronic pain...we get "used" to it, and ignore signs of real problems

7:37 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, Lyrica was mentioned to me a another med. to take but I cannot get off Gabapentin completely the pain becomes unbearable.

7:38 am

BabbleRabble

what is problematic for me is the dissipation of resilience ... then emotional well-being takes a dive

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Yes, BR, I can relate to that

7:38 am

Scrabbler

True, BR. Suffering can outweigh any joys.

7:39 am

BabbleRabble

I wish there were no dualistic approach to treatment

7:40 am

Scrabbler

What do you mean, BR?

7:41 am

BabbleRabble

doctors treat physical ailments and psychiatrists treat mental .... the treatment team should take a holistic approach

7:43 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, for sure. Emotional issues create physical issues. Physical issues create emotional issues. In kids we often see chronic abdominal pain and headaches as the manifestations of depression and/or anxiety. And I wish I could see what family life is really like for kids.

i think that should be WHOLE-istic...more people might get the full spectrum of help they need.

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Some docs get it, many do not.

7:45 am

wurdygurl

does anyone have the 8

7:45 am

lbdawger

i've had students/clients come to me and list a pharmecopia of uppers and downers prescribed for pain, anxiety, depression, etc. and none of them had any follow up treatment with a counselor/shrink to work with the meds. just take the magic pill and be better.

7:46 am

Scrabbler

That is SO common, dawg. People need to learn coping strategies.

7:47 am

lbdawger

*shoving soap box back into corner of pb* must be off for a bit, 22 remaining.

7:47 am

Mom

bye bye ((LBD))

7:47 am

BabbleRabble

Big Pharma and direct advertising has done its job ... and even has a heavy hand in determining what is abnormal requiring more pills

7:47 am

Mom

Hi wurdygurl, I don't have the 8 sorry

7:48 am

wurdygurl

NP mom

7:48 am

Anniebrook

wo8--compound word

7:49 am

Anniebrook

uh oh PB for me -------->

7:49 am

Mom

nah, stay Annie and thank you for the great clue

7:49 am

Scrabbler

BR, that is SO true. The umbrellas that encompass depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD have become so large that those diagnoses are now meaningless.

7:50 am

wurdygurl

no worries annie. I already had that one. still working on the compound. Is the first part the squirmy thing in dirt?

7:50 am

Scrabbler

TY for squirmy thing

7:50 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome, Mom. I'm staying. The larder is bare in the PB,

7:50 am

Anniebrook

yes, wurdy

7:51 am

BabbleRabble

The profits for Big Pharma are so large, the multimillions in fines are considered a cost of doing business

7:51 am

Anniebrook

wurdy , and the second part is what you plant in earth

7:51 am

wurdygurl

BAM! Tanks!

7:51 am

Scrabbler

Big Pharma = out-of-control monster.

7:52 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie, I tried wo4we4.

7:52 am

Mom

thanks Annie

7:52 am

Mom

I must scoot and get to the store. ((Hugs)) to all of you

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Doesnt the FDA have any control over these monsters?

7:52 am

wurdygurl

85 to go, and I am out for a bit

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Bye Mom

7:53 am

Mom

bye bye Scrabbler

7:53 am

Anniebrook

I cannot believe all the meds that are now advertised on TV.

7:53 am

Mom

bye Wurdygurl

7:53 am

Anniebrook

bye ((Mom)) and hugs to your sweetie.

7:54 am

Mom

((Annie)) bye bye. thanks I will be sure to give him the hug

7:54 am

Scrabbler

I am ashamed of my colleagues--docs that do not know enough about their decisions, that readily prescribe meds, especially the newer ones when the "old" tried and true meds work well and are known to be safe.

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Or docs that want to please the patient so fulfill patients requests.

7:55 am

Anniebrook

Docs that get perks when they write new scrips for the meds.

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

The FDA is underfunded and our reps want to keep Big Pharma happy to ensure their campaign coffers are satiated

7:56 am

Anniebrook

It is depressing.

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

The insurance industry has incurred my wrath too

7:58 am

Scrabbler

My previous colleague, Dr Richard Head, did seminars on a particular antibiotic, (got paid for doing these talks), then urged us to use it for ear, sinus and throat infections. Good old amoxicillin still works, or, even more true is that antibiotics are usually not needed at all.

7:58 am

Scrabbler

Medical care is such a mess, it really is.

7:58 am

BabbleRabble

Big Pharma even funds front organizations created ostensibly to help consumers and does help but pills are pushed too

7:58 am

Anniebrook

Oh, I remember Dick.

7:59 am

Scrabbler

I am missing a Q. I have qu4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5

7:59 am

BabbleRabble

NAMI for one

7:59 am

Scrabbler

Annie, my nightmares about him have become much less frequent.

8:00 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, He is not worth it. Chuck him.

8:00 am

BabbleRabble

two qu 5/16

8:00 am

Scrabbler

I try to not think about him.

8:01 am

Anniebrook

post traumatic stress

8:01 am

BabbleRabble

both use the same letters ... the last two are transposed

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Annie. He is a bully and abuses, demeans and degrades anyone that threatens his inflated ego.

8:02 am

Scrabbler

Aha, TY, BR!

8:03 am

Anniebrook

My grandson is dealing with someone like you describe and he is only 12.

8:03 am

Scrabbler

A classmate?

8:03 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:04 am

Anniebrook

Not exactly a classmate but they attend the same school and know the same people.

8:04 am

Anniebrook

hi jmc

8:04 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:04 am

Anniebrook

hello fan

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Annie, this is what I read that helped me a lot: http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/

8:05 am

MLFAN17

hello annie

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Hi jm and MLFAN

8:05 am

jmcnrick

the best retort i came up with for bullies was "nice. I bet you stayed up late last night thinking that one out." I spent a childhood with bullies

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Or ignore the bully--no eye contact, no reaction at all--this takes away their "power"

8:07 am

jmcnrick

yes that helps too. . . i read your link. . . my "stalker" is a narcissist...it is amazing how he can suck perfectly reasonable people in .. . for a while

8:08 am

Anniebrook

My grandson plays a game on the internet and this bully excluded him from a game. How does one deal with that?

8:08 am

Scrabbler

I realized, at my old medical practice, that Richard Head surrounded himself by passive, submissive, weak people except for the office manager. She was a bully too.

8:08 am

jmcnrick

he starts his own game and invites other people in. . .

8:08 am

Anniebrook

I will read halcyon later, thanks Scrabbs

8:08 am

MLFAN17

4th column E stats please?

8:08 am

Scrabbler

Yes, great suggestion, jm.

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Arab leader = em4

8:09 am

Anniebrook

yes, jmc..good

8:09 am

jmcnrick

haha when the boy played one of those first person shooter games that happened all the time and he figured out how to deal with it. . . .

8:09 am

Scrabbler

I am still waiting for a patient to show up here at the INdian Resveration Clinic. I have been here since 8.

8:09 am

MLFAN17

ty scrabbler

8:10 am

Scrabbler

Also, eo4

8:10 am

jmcnrick

oh de** they have their own sense of time this patient?

8:10 am

Scrabbler

No concept of time at all.

8:11 am

MLFAN17

nbt

8:11 am

MLFAN17

jmc good thing you caught yourself on that one:)

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Ugh, I finally have a patient and it is a teenage girl. My worst kind of patient. *deep breathing*

8:14 am

hurshy

*pats sc on back*

8:14 am

Anniebrook

hello hurshy

8:14 am

hurshy

hello

8:14 am

jmcnrick

wtg mlf

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi hurshy

8:15 am

jmcnrick

hang in there scrabs

8:15 am

hurshy

i see we have only a half size grid today :)

8:15 am

jmcnrick

hi hursh

8:15 am

jmcnrick

well it is a working day for most of us. . . .

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Be back soon.

8:16 am

Anniebrook

bye, scrabbs

8:16 am

MLFAN17

is the wo an extension of the wo 4/9 or 5/20?

8:16 am

Anniebrook

phone

8:17 am

Anniebrook

ext. of wo 9 *poof*

8:17 am

jmcnrick

bye annie

8:17 am

MLFAN17

huh?

8:17 am

jmcnrick

i assume she meant the wo 4/9

8:18 am

MLFAN17

i was hoping thats what she meant jmc lol

8:18 am

jmcnrick

it is a compound word

8:19 am

hurshy

but there is more than one wo4/9, and what length are we shooting for with the compound?

8:19 am

MLFAN17

got it wo 8

8:19 am

jmcnrick

wo8 hursh

8:20 am

MLFAN17

which ne is it for ne 7?

8:20 am

MLFAN17

NEVER MIND

8:20 am

jmcnrick

it is off the squiggly one

8:20 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs i am ou t poof

8:21 am

jmcnrick

and i now will go make some coffee in the pb since i had only found one wo4/9 at that point

8:21 am

jmcnrick

wd and bye mlf

8:22 am

jmcnrick

nbt

8:28 am

hurshy

i think we have a winner! (student who just showed up to interview to work in our department)

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Yay! That is encouraging.

8:28 am

jmcnrick

and was so impressive you hired them on the spot?

8:28 am

jmcnrick

you survived the teenage girl scrabs!

8:29 am

hurshy

no, pam's interviewing her now. but we haven't had any other applicants so as long as she seems good...

8:29 am

Scrabbler

No, the SLOW, SLOW nurse is still in the room getting her ready.

8:29 am

hurshy

i miss the days when i had lots of potential. i'm not enjoying these years of not living up to it.

8:29 am

jmcnrick

ah well that is one way to hire. . . haha

8:30 am

jmcnrick

will having a student help that?

8:30 am

hurshy

no, seeing the student reminds me of when i was a student and people thought highly of me

8:31 am

hurshy

but people want to hire a student, i can't stop them

8:31 am

jmcnrick

tsk hursh i think highly of you. . . i suppose that is not much. . . but there you go

8:31 am

Scrabbler

But, Hurshy, you are not in a job that you enjoy, right?

8:32 am

hurshy

that is correct, scrabbler.

8:32 am

jmcnrick

can you do something you enjoy outside of the job?

8:33 am

Scrabbler

You are so bright, Hurshy, that I am not sure you will find a position just right for you. nrkii has been having the same problem and remains unemployed.

8:33 am

hurshy

well, i read... i watch tv... i do things with friends... i don't have the energy to do like, volunteer work... what with the insomnia and the migraines...

8:33 am

hurshy

i don't need a position just right for me. i would be happier with one where i had a bit more to do.

8:34 am

jmcnrick

is it possible if you did some volunteer work or decided to write some of that would be better?

8:34 am

Scrabbler

Guess what? NO nurse brought my patient into a room! They are so lazy and incompetent here. I had to go speak with the nurses when I saw 2 patients have arrived and neither are in rooms.

8:34 am

hurshy

and someday maybe i will get another degree and do something more specific.

8:34 am

Scrabbler

When will your husband finish his degree, Hurshy?

8:34 am

jmcnrick

yikes scrab!

8:34 am

hurshy

*snort*

8:34 am

hurshy

i don't know, he's being slow about his dissertation.

8:37 am

jmcnrick

i hate to sound all pollyanna. . . but having struggled with depression over leaving my job that was so important assuming that i would get another one. . . i finally decided that if i wanted more things to do i should just do them. . .

8:38 am

hurshy

i have been doing some self-educating, reading things at work. it makes things a bit better.

8:39 am

jmcnrick

so i set up a friend sending me a weekly nag so that i knew that i had to have done something before she contacted me. . .it has helped tremendously. . .and i just set a goal and each day do something towards it. . .

8:40 am

jmcnrick

are there not classes at your school you could take in a different subject? (don't know your subject or i would suggest some)

8:40 am

Glantarell

afternoon all

8:40 am

hurshy

i'm preferring the self-study, thanks.

8:40 am

Glantarell

eavesdropping on your conversation jmc & hurshy - have either of you heard of/tried Coursera?

8:40 am

jmcnrick

i find having a little structure helps even though i am by nature an entrepreneurial person

8:41 am

Glantarell

It is an online university where the courses are free of charge, put on by the best universitiies in the world. I've done a couple of courses, they are very good.

8:41 am

hurshy

there don't seem to be as many sw words as i would have thought

8:41 am

jmcnrick

no but it looks right up my alley! i am done with group projects. . . grrrr

8:42 am

Glantarell

video lectures, reading materials, and you can even get credits if you want to sit tests, online chat rooms & semkinars

8:42 am

Glantarell

subjects as diverse as psychology, philosophy and rocket science

8:43 am

Glantarell

only 3 x sw

8:43 am

jmcnrick

well i am taking my pollyanna self off to do laundry and other fun stuff. . . .bbl

8:43 am

MimiCat

That sounds great, Glan. So I could get some course credit toward finishing my degree there?

8:44 am

Glantarell

I believe so, I've been doing the courses for fun and not sitting the tests, but you can do it properly and gain a set number of credits towards qualificaions - have a look at their website - it's impressive

Will do. I went back to school in 2011 after 30 years of being away and loved it. Had to quit again due to heart attack but very much want to finish. Money has been the issue now.

8:49 am

MimiCat

Do you know if it's still free if you want to take the tests and get credit?

8:49 am

hurshy

probably not

8:52 am

bichon

Mornin' folks

8:52 am

MimiCat

(bichon)

8:52 am

bichon

nice to see Lickety's list up and not have 506 words to find

8:53 am

MimiCat

I recommended Babble to a player on Boggle Bash but I'm afraid seeing that 506 may have scared her off!

8:54 am

bichon

is Boggle Bash an on line game?

8:54 am

MimiCat

Yes, it's POGO. I play it through my Wild Tangent site.

8:54 am

hurshy

*sings* we do the bash... we do the boggle bash...

8:55 am

hurshy

what's POGO? Play Or Go Oway?

8:55 am

MimiCat

♪♪Love music in the morning...

8:55 am

MimiCat

LOL, hurshy. Just an online games site. I'm not actually very keen on it.

8:56 am

hurshy

unless it's british, maybe it's Play Or Go 'Ome

8:56 am

Mr Bob

Morning friends

8:56 am

MimiCat

Hi, Bob.

8:56 am

Glantarell

Hi Mr Bob

8:56 am

bichon

Hi Mr. Bob

8:56 am

hurshy

well, i'd say D is today's hardest letter.

8:57 am

Glantarell

I'm struggling with A LOL, Ds mostly done

8:57 am

MimiCat

I have 6 so far, hurshy.

8:58 am

MimiCat

7

8:59 am

MimiCat

Gotta scoot for now. Have a good one and hugs all around.

8:59 am

Glantarell

bye mimi

8:59 am

Glantarell

and look at the coursera website

9:00 am

MimiCat

Going to do so right now, Glan. Thanks.

9:01 am

hurshy

ohhh... d's aren't as hard as i thought, it's just that since i don't use profanity, i didn't see those right away.

9:03 am

hurshy

or maybe it's not cause i don't use it, but more because silent consonants are always harder to see.

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy: i thought of you when i saw the flower show preview. it is british themed this year.

9:09 am

Aloyisius

ty hurshy, needed those.. hi Babblers

9:09 am

bichon

having a hard time with the a's

9:10 am

hurshy

thanks TO :)

9:10 am

MollyL

I often have a hard time with A words. There seems to be no file marked A in my memory banks.

9:11 am

bichon

have 8 from the top a and only 2 from the bottome

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

http://theflowershow.com/ it's not that far away....

9:11 am

bichon

How did you do yesterday with the big grid Molly? I got over half way, but we went out for the rest of the day.

9:12 am

Aloyisius

remember those old ads for Geritol? Take it and get rid of iron deficiency an6

9:12 am

MollyL

I actually finished it Bich. Biggest one I have ever completed.

9:12 am

momof5

the bottom a: what you say at the end of a prayer, pl

9:13 am

bichon

ty momof5

9:13 am

Glantarell

back again, phone call

9:13 am

Glantarell

I really wnated to finish yesterday's grid but gave up with 70 to go.

9:13 am

bichon

Between the size, no list and having to go out, thought I did well getting half way

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

what is the babble record?

9:14 am

Glantarell

The good news is that I finally saw a dentist, and she was a really good dentist. She took my offending tooth otu, as painlessly as it is possible to do. I just have to heal now and see her again in two weeks to decide whether the other tooth can be saved.

9:14 am

Glantarell

there was a puzzle over 700 a year or so ago

9:15 am

MollyL

I find it very difficult to complete large grids with no Lickety.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

good news, glan.

9:15 am

Glantarell

me too Molly

9:15 am

crosshair

crossy has but one fear,on phobia and it is..gulp..dentists

9:15 am

Glantarell

this one is the best I've seen in 15 years Crossy

9:16 am

Glantarell

she's not accepting any national health service patients so for the first time in my life I will be a privta epatient on an insurance plan

9:16 am

Glantarell

just so that I can keep seeing her

9:16 am

bichon

glad you're making progress with your dental problems Glant. A good dentist can be a savior

9:16 am

crosshair

i faced a cancer operation with less fear that the thought of a dentist

9:16 am

Glantarell

she was very kind and spoke to me like i was an intelligent human being

9:17 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Dentists are more like surgeons now. They give you all the good drugs.

9:17 am

Glantarell

most of the ones I've seen the last 15 years just tell me what they are going to do

9:17 am

bichon

shouldn't quora be a word. The pl or quorum

9:17 am

Glantarell

she had to give me three injectiosn, the forst two didn;t take, the nurse said she'd never had anyone survive 3 shots of elephant juice LOL

9:18 am

bichon

Third one's the charm

9:18 am

Glantarell

the injection sites are sore, but the extraction was painless

9:18 am

Judi

Fear and adrenaline can override elephant juice.

9:18 am

Glantarell

gum was so swollen she couldn't get a clear shot at the nerve

9:18 am

bichon

We went to a crossword puzzle contest yesterday. Hubby won third place and shocker, I won the Rookie award

I've never actually taken them, he's just offered. And to be fair, I've known him for 25 years so he knows I'm not the kind to call in pain if I'm not really in pain. He has Saturday hours too. He is a Dentist God.

9:25 am

bichon

Sat. hours, sounds like a dream.

9:25 am

Judi

My dentist is like that too. Fortunately, I don't need any dental work beyond cleanings.

9:25 am

Glantarell

*gasp* a dentist who works weekends *gasp

9:26 am

bichon

Judi, you must be one of those lucky ones who benefited from flouride in the water

9:27 am

Judi

Mostly just always flossed and brushed like a good girl, Bichon. It really pays off. I never got a cavity until I was about 40.

9:27 am

Glantarell

i have 2 children, sadly my son has my teeth and needs fillings and will have problems when he's older. my daughter has her father's teeth, and oth of them have such hard teeth that dentist drill bits have been known to break - it's the luck of the draw

9:27 am

Glantarell

daugher has about 2 fillings, son has a mouthful, both ahve good dentl hygiene and diet

9:29 am

Judi

Hubby has a mouthful of old silver fillings. They are deteriorating now and he is in the process of getting them all replaced with amalgam. Fun stuff.

9:31 am

bichon

I was born in '46 well before the age of flouride. I have fillings, crown and one root canal

9:31 am

Glantarell

50 left and have to go get a haircut - back later

9:33 am

Aloyisius

Judi, tell me about your icon?

9:34 am

Judi

A lot of us grew up on properties with well water. So, I don't think I was subjected to flouride until I was about 11.

9:34 am

bichon

I guess that's probably too late. All your teeth were formed

9:34 am

Judi

Aloy - just a cool picture I found on the National Geographic website. Picture of the moon as seen through a arch in a slot canyon.

9:34 am

bichon

My kids have no or few cavities

9:36 am

Aloyisius

oh.. ok ! I was staring at it, wondering if it was a closeup of an eyeball

9:36 am

Judi

That's another thing I like about it.

9:36 am

hokie carla

much to my disbelief, my kids do not have any cavities. (hi, y'all!) I have a lot of fillings - had the silver ones replaced probably 8 years ago.

9:37 am

Aloyisius

yes, now I can see it.. very cool!

9:37 am

Aloyisius

hi hokie

9:37 am

bichon

Any child who had exposure to flouridated water in utero and beyond, probably has few to no cavities

9:38 am

hokie carla

I brushed and brushed when I was a kid, and we had fluoride water while growing up (I think). No idea what happened.

9:40 am

bichon

It's hard to know if the water was definitely flouridated or not. And, if your mom drank the water when she was pregnant

True, but water fluoridation was widespread in 1960 (according to wiki, so that could be wrong), and I was born in '73. My mom certainly wasn't drinking bottled water back then.

9:43 am

hokie carla

they did make us swish fluoride at school every so often.

9:43 am

bichon

My son was born in '73. And I know definitely that our water was flouridated then. But, even today, some water is not flouridated

9:44 am

hokie carla

it was a good year. ;-)

9:44 am

bichon

I ate lots of candy when I was a child, but I didn't let my children have as much access to it.

9:46 am

hokie carla

I'm sure I did, too, and was allowed to drink a lot of Coke. I even called it "Cokie" when I was really little. But I am from the Appalachians, home of Mt. Dew Mouth.

9:50 am

hokie carla

geez, missed the curse word today, and all its forms.

9:51 am

bichon

ty carla, missed it too

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Hah, me too. TY!

9:51 am

crosshair

every dentist i have ever seen in the past reminds me of steve martin in that little shop of horrors movie:0

9:52 am

hokie carla

anyone have the de6 &7? P&TY

9:53 am

Scrabbler

I have no 7s

9:53 am

bichon

spell out the letter d + a word for pale. pl for 7

9:53 am

Aloyisius

fw.. hang on, hokie.. looking

9:53 am

hokie carla

I have an an7, like more than one low iron in your blood.

9:53 am

bichon

hi Scrabs.

9:54 am

Aloyisius

oh, bichon clued it

9:54 am

crosshair

ty bichon:)

9:54 am

bichon

yw

9:54 am

crosshair

ty hokie

9:54 am

hokie carla

thanks, bichon. I actually tried that with the wrong vowel in the last syllable. I thought it seemed slightly familiar.

9:55 am

bichon

any hints for the 8?

9:55 am

crosshair

anemiae

9:55 am

crosshair

oops

9:55 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabs.. ne7 are guys that the Washington post hires, and they anchor TV shows too

9:55 am

hokie carla

not that, but so close

9:55 am

crosshair

crossy was trying for too uch there

9:56 am

hokie carla

gee, can't believe I missed that one, too. thx, aloyisius.

9:56 am

crosshair

lol,aloy,do not see paparazzi or ambulance chasers in the grid;)

9:57 am

smores

hi again :)

9:57 am

crosshair

howdy smores

9:57 am

Aloyisius

lol crossy... there are FOUR words in the grid that use guys as an ending

9:58 am

Aloyisius

well, off to do what needs to be done.. ciao for now , Babble On !

9:58 am

bichon

got the 8, if anyone wants a hint

9:58 am

hokie carla

sure

9:58 am

smores

hmmm....have 2 "guy" words

9:59 am

smores

yay bichon...was just about to clue it :)

9:59 am

bichon

earthwo*** + flowers come from ****s

10:00 am

crosshair

ormseed? lol

10:00 am

mael

semen should be in the grid :)

10:00 am

smores

lol

10:00 am

crosshair

close mael

10:01 am

bichon

what are the other two guy words besides the ne one?

10:01 am

mael

but not as hilarious, crossy ;)

10:01 am

smores

so should daiquiri

10:02 am

mael

mmmh, yes

10:02 am

mixi6

la6 bichon

10:02 am

smores

police, sheriff

10:02 am

smores

lol mixi :)

10:02 am

smores

don't have the other 2 yet

10:03 am

mael

I'm still missing one. Hmm.

10:03 am

bichon

ty mixi and smores

10:03 am

mael

police, journalism, navy

10:03 am

bichon

think it's time for walkies with fluffs. Need fresh air for the brain

10:04 am

smores

Enjoy bichon :)

10:04 am

crosshair

clue for anything from the leftmost w please

10:05 am

smores

1/2 of the 8 crossy

10:05 am

phaeton

wh4-5

10:06 am

smores

singular of what we search the grid for

10:06 am

crosshair

ok,clue for the 8 then please

10:06 am

crosshair

ty smores

10:06 am

smores

earth****s + flowers grow from ****s

10:07 am

crosshair

ty smores

10:07 am

smores

yw :)

10:08 am

Scrabbler

Ty for clues!

10:08 am

smores

:)

10:08 am

crosshair

howdy scwabby

10:15 am

smores

even 100, taking a break...bye for now :)

10:15 am

crosshair

tc smores

10:15 am

mixi6

bye smores.

10:19 am

Scrabbler

Two patients to go, 77 words to go.

10:23 am

Nef

Good Morning Everyone. How are you all today?

10:26 am

crosshair

howdy nef

10:26 am

crosshair

nbt,nbs for crossy;)

10:26 am

Nef

Hi crossy. SO far I have NBT; working on the NBS now myself

10:27 am

mixi6

first two rows grayed. must go find more kleenex.

10:29 am

Nef

You have a cold, mixi?

10:32 am

Judi

Returned. Silly work. Always intruding on Babble.

10:33 am

Nef

LOL! At least you can pull it up at work, Judi. I couldn't back when I was working

10:35 am

Judi

Keeps me sane some days, Nef.

10:36 am

Nef

what type of work do you do?

10:36 am

Judi

Uh oh. PB box for me.

10:36 am

Nef

(Love your icon, BTW. Did you take that picture?

10:37 am

Judi

I work in a police dept. I did not take the pic. It's from the Nat Geo webside.

10:38 am

Nef

I can't see a PB infraction; but then again, I've just started

10:38 am

Nef

And thanks for the info on the picture. I haven't been there for a while

10:38 am

hokie carla

25 to go. Thinking about taking a nap and coming back later. Bye, y'all!

10:39 am

Nef

bye hokie!

10:41 am

Judi

*website* uhg.

10:52 am

Judi

22 to go. Time for lunch. *POOF*

10:52 am

Nef

HAGD, Judi

10:55 am

periwinkle

hi all, don't get the clue for the 8. what are the first two letters?

10:56 am

Nef

wo, peri

10:56 am

periwinkle

ty will look

10:56 am

periwinkle

ty got it

10:57 am

Nef

:-) I knew you would!

10:58 am

periwinkle

:-)

11:01 am

periwinkle

may I have a clue for one of the 7's pls

11:04 am

Nef

sorry, peri. I've been looking and haven't found 1 yet

11:05 am

periwinkle

ok, I will let you know when I find one :)

11:05 am

Nef

thanks

11:06 am

periwinkle

an6/7 lack of iron in the blood

11:07 am

Nef

(I find I really like grids that have both at least 1 T and 1 R in them. I guess I know too many wo4/9s that contain both letters)

11:08 am

Nef

thank you peri! Now I have NBS too! :-)

11:08 am

periwinkle

the T words are usually my last to find

11:08 am

periwinkle

nbt and nbs here too

11:08 am

periwinkle

bbs, doing laundry

11:08 am

Nef

bye

11:11 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

11:11 am

Nef

oh darn. DH is messing around in the kitchen; I suppose that me5/12 that I'd better get back to work putting it together again.

11:11 am

Nef

Hi EvaN

11:15 am

Nef

(we just had our kitchen redone last week: cabinets resurfaced and new countertops. Now we've been cleaning up everything and putting things away; throwing out -or donating- all of the old outdated stuff and all the stuff we haven't used in the past 20 years)

11:15 am

EvaNadine

hiya nef. :)

11:15 am

Nef

is it your Birthday today, EvaN? If so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

11:17 am

lbdawger

tadone! finito!! hi again, everyone!

11:18 am

Nef

YAY, lbd!!! WTG!!!

11:25 am

jmcnrick

whoo hooo lbd

11:25 am

jmcnrick

just passing through though. . .

11:30 am

EvaNadine

Nef, it was a few weeks ago, but i was milking it for the entire month of february. ;)
guess its about time to change it over, though...

11:30 am

Nef

hi jmc. I'm trying not to get back to work on the kitchen; but have to do it now.

11:32 am

Glantarell

back for at least some of the last 50

11:33 am

ChrissieDee

Eva, as we're into March you should think about keeping it for a whole year, then when the next one comes around you won't be any older as you'll still be celebrating this birthday ;)

11:33 am

EvaNadine

not a bad plan, chrissie. ;)

11:50 am

rubyfoo

hello

11:50 am

rubyfoo

115 wo's so far but can't find punctuation with my new keyboard

11:51 am

rubyfoo

may I hv a clue for the 8, I know it start with wo

11:52 am

crosshair

((ruby))

11:52 am

crosshair

W08= FISHING BAIT+ BEGINNING OF A TREE,PLANT OR FLOWER

11:53 am

crosshair

sorry caps

11:53 am

car.eeyore

TY Crossy!

11:53 am

crosshair

car!!

11:54 am

rubyfoo

((crossy))

11:54 am

car.eeyore

Hello Dahling!

11:54 am

rubyfoo

((car.))

11:54 am

car.eeyore

HI Ruby!

11:55 am

rubyfoo

ty for the 8, now if I could just type

11:56 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's tidbit of the day!!

11:57 am

crosshair

Simon Bolivar is the only person in the world to have two sovereign nations named after him: Bolivia and Venezuela (the country's full name is Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela).

11:57 am

car.eeyore

Well, well!!!!

11:57 am

rubyfoo

gracias

11:57 am

car.eeyore

phantom: nemesis

11:58 am

rubyfoo

nice phantom

11:58 am

uusue2

hi all!

11:58 am

crosshair

suze!;))

11:58 am

car.eeyore

Hello uusue!

11:58 am

rubyfoo

((sue))

11:58 am

uusue2

hi crossy, car, and ruby!

11:58 am

car.eeyore

phantom2: arsenal

11:58 am

rubyfoo

how are you doing (can't find the quwwstion mark)

11:59 am

uusue2

I am doing pretty well, ruby, how are you?

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

trying to figure out the new computer the keyboard is Fr but the letters underneath are qwerty

12:00 pm

uusue2

ah, that sounds confusing

12:00 pm

rubyfoo

but can't find punctuation

12:01 pm

rubyfoo

I need to find an English language one, maybe online

12:02 pm

car.eeyore

Have to scoot! Have a great day all!

12:02 pm

rubyfoo

bye car.

12:02 pm

crosshair

here is what you need,ruby,it is a programmable electronic keyboard.over 20 different languages i believe

12:03 pm

crosshair

http://www.brookstone.com/laser-projec\ntion-virtual-keyboard

12:03 pm

rubyfoo

how expensive is it

12:04 pm

crosshair

different brands are available.this one is 100 u.s

12:04 pm

crosshair

just think,no more crumbs in the keyboard!

12:05 pm

rubyfoo

I need raised keys

12:05 pm

crosshair

you can aim it onto a textured surface if needed

12:06 pm

crosshair

gives the impression of key movement\

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

this new one is very fast but I need to play with it for a while and am toooo lazy

12:10 pm

MollyL

Ruby, I'm sure you are paying your tech guy good money. Did he not understand your keyboard needs? Can't he help you with this?

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

he didn't quite get it

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

at least it gets connected fast, unlike the old sluggard I had

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody, nel is whiped

12:16 pm

crosshair

ahh yes! i forgot.new computer!! must feel so much better eh?

12:16 pm

BzznBea

Night, ruby.

12:16 pm

crosshair

gn ruby tuesday

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

soon, I hope, crossy need arrows and complex hugs

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

communicating like eEnglish is not my language

12:17 pm

crosshair

((ruby))

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

bye bzzn and molly

12:20 pm

uusue2

sorry, stepped away for a while

12:21 pm

uusue2

Molly, if you are still here, Diane Rehm was interviewing Carole King on her show this morning - I thought of you! (She still sounds great!)

12:24 pm

MollyL

She still looks great too, Sue.

12:25 pm

uusue2

Indeed she does (couldn't tell on the radio but I've seen recent pictures of her)

12:26 pm

crosshair

off to do 4 separate tax returns.pray for crossy:(

12:26 pm

uusue2

good luck, crossy!!!!

12:27 pm

crosshair

ty suze...poink!

12:34 pm

cybernan

good morning, all :)

12:37 pm

uusue2

hi nan!

12:41 pm

cybernan

de 6-7 please?

12:41 pm

cybernan

hi sue

12:42 pm

uusue2

just got to the d, nan

12:42 pm

uusue2

well, the right-hand d, that is

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

hello

12:43 pm

uusue2

hi mlfan@

12:43 pm

uusue2

that was supposed to be a !, not a @

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

hi uusue

12:44 pm

uusue2

Enable obviously was never a poor graduate student - ramen is not accepted!

12:46 pm

MLFAN17

but it should be

12:49 pm

MLFAN17

is the NE 7 a compound word?

12:51 pm

bichon

yes

12:51 pm

MLFAN17

left or right side ne?

12:52 pm

bichon

right

12:52 pm

MLFAN17

ty bichon

12:52 pm

bichon

yvw

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

bichon can you clue it please?

12:54 pm

bichon

the nightly ne4 + guys

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

i typed htat before and it didnt work this time it did sheesh

1:00 pm

cybernan

mi 5, please?

1:04 pm

smithchick

mi5/14- to improperly act

1:06 pm

poor richard

How many words total today? Anyone

1:06 pm

cybernan

ty smith

1:06 pm

windingwake

211

1:06 pm

smithchick

211. You're welcome

1:07 pm

poor richard

Thank you, smithchick!

1:07 pm

smithchick

:)

1:09 pm

poor richard

thank you, too, winding wake.

1:09 pm

poor richard

when

1:17 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

1:18 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

1:20 pm

sammysmom

down to 3 nan and still chugging

1:20 pm

cybernan

bye - hagd

1:20 pm

sammysmom

43 that is

1:20 pm

cybernan

ok sams

1:20 pm

smithchick

Congratulations, nan!!

1:20 pm

sammysmom

yt

1:20 pm

smithchick

I'm down to 31. What are the stats on the 8, please?

1:22 pm

phaeton

wo8/70

1:23 pm

smithchick

Thank you.

1:23 pm

phaeton

yw...I see we like some of the same authors :)

1:23 pm

smithchick

That was an odd one.

1:24 pm

phaeton

lol

1:24 pm

smithchick

I've been in a strange non-reading mood lately and I need to reacquaint myself with some of my favorites.

1:24 pm

phaeton

They don't write them fast enough fo me

1:25 pm

phaeton

i won't be able to read til I get back home

1:26 pm

smithchick

Yes, that is how it is with some of my favorites. I'm lucky that my sister is worse than I am and she usually buys them the second they come out and then I just have to wait a day or so to nab hers.

1:27 pm

phaeton

lol...I use the library, but have to wait for them sometimes

1:27 pm

smithchick

I've read quite a few Young Adult books lately (vetting them for my teenage daughters) and it takes a lot of those authors more than a year to put out a sequel. Then I have to reread the entire series because I'm old and forgetful!

1:28 pm

phaeton

lol

1:28 pm

phaeton

i find myself picking up books that i've read years ago and don't remember til I start reading them again

1:29 pm

smithchick

Me too.

1:29 pm

phaeton

i keep telling myself to make a list, but can never remember all the titles

1:31 pm

smithchick

I used to do that with some of my favorite romance authors but they are such prolific writers that I decided I didn't need to track down all of their old ones and read them. I try to read all of whatever an author I like has written. I don't know if it is possible to keep up with Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb. She's a writing machine!

1:35 pm

tabbycat

I have a list of my favorite authors' next book coming out that I carry with me all the time. I read mostly mysteries.

1:36 pm

tabbycat

If I find a new one that I like, I will go back and read the whole series from the beginning. Usually get them from used book stores or the library.

1:37 pm

phaeton

i like john sandford and stuart woods too

1:38 pm

tabbycat

I read John Sandford. Hubby reads Stuart Woods. I carry a separate list for his authors.

1:38 pm

smithchick

Me too. I don't think I've read any Stuart Woods books. I've read a few John Sandford. Harlan Coben is pretty good too. I don't read near as many male authors. I guess I'm sexist.

1:38 pm

smithchick

I like mysteries too.

1:39 pm

tabbycat

I like Harlan Coben too. Have read the whole Myron Bolitar series and several of his stand alones.

1:39 pm

phaeton

lol

1:40 pm

phaeton

haven't tried those authors and of course there is Stephen King

1:41 pm

smithchick

I really like authors with a good sense of humor. I am even willingly to overlook some writing errors if the author is funny enough.

1:41 pm

tabbycat

Have you read Janet Evanovich? I laugh out loud at some of hers

1:43 pm

phaeton

i liked her series, but not the extras...is the movie out yet of Stephanie Plum?

1:43 pm

smithchick

Yes, I love her.

1:43 pm

tabbycat

The movie "One for the Money" came out a while back. Haven't seen it yet though

1:44 pm

phaeton

it'll be on dvd soon

1:45 pm

phaeton

i'm done...gotta go fix lunch...enjoy babbling and reading!

1:46 pm

smithchick

Bye, phaeton!

1:46 pm

smithchick

Congrats!

1:56 pm

periwinkle

I love Janet Evanovich but the movie was not good. the casting was awful.

1:56 pm

periwinkle

I like Harlan Coben too the the Myron Bolitar series

1:56 pm

tabbycat

Oh...haven't seen it yet. Maybe I'll just let it slide

1:57 pm

periwinkle

I laugh out loud at Janet Evanovich's books too. gotta love Lula. You can probably get the dvd at the library

1:57 pm

smithchick

I haven't watched it yet. Mainly because of the casting. I'm not a big fan of Katherine Heigl and I couldn't understand why they would cast an Irishman to play an Italian. What? There aren't any capable Italian actors?

1:58 pm

periwinkle

if you like medical thrillers Michael Palmer is good.

1:58 pm

smithchick

I love Grandma Mazur.

1:58 pm

tabbycat

Grandma Mazur makes me laugh out loud. She comes up with some zingers

1:58 pm

periwinkle

Grandma Mazur is a hoot.

1:59 pm

tabbycat

:::making a note of Michael Palmer:::

2:00 pm

tabbycat

Grandma Mazur needs to have her nails done in one of the future books. Can you picture her with some long fake nails?

2:00 pm

smithchick

Yay! Fireworks! Not a moment too soon. I'm keeping my baby niece and she will be here any minute. Anybody want any clues before I ride off into the sunshine?

2:00 pm

periwinkle

yay for smithchick

2:00 pm

periwinkle

I only have the an7. clues for the others 7's pls.

2:01 pm

tabbycat

Congrats Smithchick. Enjoy the day

2:01 pm

tabbycat

I don't have any an7's yet

2:04 pm

smithchick

I'm working on it but my computer just did something weird and erased my post midway through. de7, ne7 (compound word) ro7 (same ending as ne7) and se7 (also a compound word but with a different ending). There is just the one an7- a blood condition.

2:05 pm

periwinkle

Jonathan Kellerman is also very good. he write psychological thrillers. The Alex Delaware series is good but he has written lots of others. his wife Faye Kellerman is a good author as well.

2:05 pm

smithchick

The de7 is one of those fun words that actually has no dictionary definition. It is d with the double vowels and then another word for pale.

2:05 pm

smithchick

I think I may have read one of his before.

2:06 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the 7's, looking

2:06 pm

periwinkle

ty for the de7

2:06 pm

tabbycat

I've read some of each of theirs but not the whole series

2:06 pm

smithchick

I used to read Karin Slaughter but I'm a child and she killed off one of my favorite characters (who was the main character in several of her series) so I stubbornly refuse to read her anymore.

2:07 pm

smithchick

That'll teach her!

2:08 pm

lynxxx

Just come in on this conversation. Love John Kellerman too - but love the best John Katzenbach - gripping

2:08 pm

lynxxx

Morning everyone

2:08 pm

smithchick

I'll have to look him up. I've never read him or even heard of him. Good morning.

2:08 pm

tabbycat

:::making a note of John Katzenbach::: Thanks for the suggestions

2:09 pm

smithchick

Alright, I'm out of here. Everybody enjoy the rest of the day and the puzzle!

2:09 pm

lynxxx

Bye

2:09 pm

tabbycat

For an author with humor, I also like Carl Hiaasin

2:10 pm

tabbycat

Don't know if I spelled his name right

2:11 pm

lynxxx

I have just started reading Bill Bryson books - very information and entertaining. I should have started years ago

2:11 pm

tabbycat

Is he the one who wrote A Walk in the Woods?

2:12 pm

lynxxx

Yes

2:13 pm

tabbycat

Time for a break BBL

2:14 pm

periwinkle

I like Carl Hiassin too

2:15 pm

periwinkle

I am not seeing the ne7 ro 7 or se7

2:16 pm

Riverdance

grass in the ocean

2:16 pm

periwinkle

duh, ty River

2:17 pm

Riverdance

I dont have the other two yet

2:17 pm

lynxxx

ro are fishers

2:17 pm

Riverdance

in fact I am missing 3 7's

2:18 pm

periwinkle

ty for ro7

2:18 pm

periwinkle

do you have the de7 it is an odd word

2:18 pm

Riverdance

no - the other one I have is the an7 - blood disorder

2:19 pm

periwinkle

ne7 is compound and ends like the se7

2:19 pm

lynxxx

ne7 work in media

2:19 pm

periwinkle

d+double vowel and pale

2:19 pm

Riverdance

thanks peri - that just grayed the left column

2:20 pm

lynxxx

TY Peri, thast a new one

2:20 pm

Riverdance

thanks lynxxx - twisty on that one

2:20 pm

periwinkle

sorry that is a de6

2:21 pm

Riverdance

stilll looking for the fishers

2:21 pm

jmbdobie2

plural for 7

2:21 pm

periwinkle

but with an s it is a de7 :)

2:21 pm

Riverdance

I figured out the plural peri

2:21 pm

periwinkle

tough grid

2:21 pm

periwinkle

I forgot to pl at first

2:21 pm

Riverdance

44 to go...

2:21 pm

lynxxx

lots of 'guys' in this grid

2:21 pm

Riverdance

not bad because I dont use a list anymore....just get what I can get on my own from from clues in the chat

2:22 pm

Riverdance

ah...just got the ro7 and that completes those...thanks lynxxx

2:22 pm

Riverdance

I was struggling on how to connect the pole to the guys...lol....duh!

2:24 pm

periwinkle

bbs

2:25 pm

Riverdance

I must get back to work too - try and stop in from time to time to get a few words....this time was very productive - got 3 7's with alittle help from my friends

2:25 pm

lynxxx

bye River

2:25 pm

Riverdance

bye lynxxx - nice to see you

2:42 pm

bichon

ma 5/18, pls

2:43 pm

lynxxx

ma6.30 is a french title - as in de Sade - drop the last letter

2:44 pm

TraderKate

sorry bichon, i just got here

2:44 pm

lynxxx

yes PB for me too

2:44 pm

bichon

ty lyn

2:45 pm

bichon

does anyone know the ma 5/18?

2:46 pm

bichon

nm, I see

2:46 pm

TraderKate

singular of the ma 6/30

2:46 pm

lynxxx

no, but looks like we all should - highest anti-oxidant plant

2:48 pm

TraderKate

the last wo word 8/70 ... it has to begin like the siggly thing before it, but i can't figure out the last 3 letters, any clues?

2:49 pm

lynxxx

what you grow all plants from

2:49 pm

TraderKate

*wiggly*\

2:50 pm

zoozzoom

wiggly soil thing + plants make these and you grow them.

2:50 pm

lynxxx

hi Zooz!

2:50 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

2:50 pm

TraderKate

gort it, thanks lyn and zooz. w's are completed in record time :)

2:52 pm

lynxxx

BBL - we are at the start of another run of 30+ days - and Stew like me doesn't like the heat so we'll do an early morning walk. I keep getting a whiff of burning, there must be bushfires somewhere (a long way away)

2:53 pm

zoozzoom

Hope you cool down on your walk, Lynxxx..enjoy.

2:53 pm

TraderKate

take care lyn, see you tomorrow. thanks for the clues

3:01 pm

Michnick

Hello all, How are things in Babbleland today?

3:01 pm

TraderKate

it se 4/5s pretty quiet in here atm, i just got here though

3:02 pm

Michnick

Ah, I was here in & out earlier but I got stuck so I ended up getting a lot of paper work out of the way.

3:03 pm

TraderKate

i find it seems to come easier when you take little breaks

3:03 pm

Michnick

I guess so, but I still have 89 left and I should be off to bed soon.

3:04 pm

TraderKate

what time is it where you are?

3:05 pm

Michnick

Just after 11 PM, not that late but Tuesday is my earliest morning and my longest day so I try to get to bed earlier than other days on Monday.

3:06 pm

TraderKate

well, we must all be responsible once in a while... hope you stick around for a few more

3:06 pm

Michnick

I'll be here for a bit, but not too long.

3:09 pm

Michnick

Do you know the stats on the 8 (is there anyone here or just us 2?)

3:10 pm

TraderKate

the 8 is wo 8/70
zooz was here a minute ago, i'm sure there are other lurkerz too shy to chat

3:11 pm

Michnick

Oh, Is it a compound word or one long one?

3:11 pm

Michnick

haH!!! Got it, thanks Trader!!

3:12 pm

TraderKate

compound word

3:12 pm

TraderKate

yw, it was clued for me, so just passed it along

3:13 pm

Michnick

I just looked at the wo's I had and it kind of fell into place. That doesn't often happen.

3:14 pm

TraderKate

welldone! i love it when a word just pops out of the grid

3:21 pm

Michnick

slow going now though...

3:21 pm

TraderKate

i just got down to 89 now, do you list?

3:23 pm

Nef

Hello again. I'm taking a break for a bit, so back in Babbleland! :-)

3:24 pm

Michnick

Hi Nef, how is it going?

3:24 pm

TraderKate

hi nef, how's it going today?

3:24 pm

Nef

It's going slowly here. How about you? (I'm getting my kitchen back together after a makeover)

3:24 pm

Michnick

I used to list but I put such a strong filter on my computer to keep my teens out of there that I find a lot of things I want to look at are blocked. The price I have to pay.

3:25 pm

Michnick

Enjoy the new kitchen, Nef. That has recently become a dream of mine, but I think the bathroom is more urgent.

3:26 pm

Nef

And it's snowing again. They predict 10 inches by tomorrow evening; but we only haveabout an inch more of that so far.

3:26 pm

Michnick

Wow, where are you?

3:27 pm

Nef

Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN (as some people say: "Fly over land"

3:28 pm

TraderKate

booo, snow! ready for spring here - it is teasing us now - earlier wrm spell started the crocuses, daffodils and tulips - snowdrops are up and in full bloom :))

3:28 pm

Nef

DH wants to move; I don't. Either way, the kitchen was really becoming an irritation with peeling paint and sticky cabinet doors that wouldn't not stick (or else they wouldn't shut)

3:29 pm

Michnick

We had a beautiful day on Saturday, I even got a tan, but it is cold now. I love the winter but my calander is telling spring should be coming.,

3:29 pm

Nef

Kate, is this big storm supposed to miss you?

3:30 pm

TraderKate

yes, nef - no precipitaion predicted here until sunday - light showers/flakes... supposed to be above freezing for daily highs for the next 2 weeks!

3:31 pm

TraderKate

we do get a heckuva lot of wind here though - there should be wind farms everywhere! back in a minute or 2

3:34 pm

Nef

wow! And here I thought you'd get a lake effect snow from this. (I'm much farther north of you than I thought!)

3:34 pm

Michnick

Stand back while I toss my towel in. <<<Thwack>>>

3:34 pm

Michnick

Good night! and good luck.

3:34 pm

Nef

good night Mich! Sleep well!

3:35 pm

Michnick

Thanks, I guess I'll catch you tomorrow.

3:35 pm

Michnick

Thanks, I guess I'll catch you tomorrow.

3:37 pm

TraderKate

good nite

3:37 pm

Nef

I 'd like some help with my last 7 letter word; the ro7. People keep saying its a fisher; but it still doen't help. May I have another clue?

3:38 pm

TraderKate

there is s bunch of snow tracking north of us - more like where crossy lives and points further north... but thinking i'd better check the weathernetwork when i get home...

3:39 pm

TraderKate

what does a person who fishes use to catch his prey? then make it the males who handle said equipment

3:39 pm

JaxH

nef - what he uses to fish with

3:39 pm

TraderKate

many males and many fishing sticks

3:39 pm

Nef

Oh, MAN! Thanks, Kate! I kept trying from the other R!

3:40 pm

Nef

and I thought it was the animal too!

3:40 pm

TraderKate

no wonder you couldn't snag the clue

3:40 pm

TraderKate

i still need 2 more 7's and am almost out of time -0 got a very late start today

3:41 pm

Nef

maybe I should have some more coffee? That's the second time today that I've tried every combo possible from that R

3:42 pm

TraderKate

it happens to all of us nef

3:42 pm

Nef

there is an7/32, de 7/48, ro7/36

3:43 pm

Nef

se 7/48,

3:43 pm

Nef

Oh. and Ne 7/48. which do you want?

3:43 pm

TraderKate

i have them all now nef - thanks - didn't pl the an 6

3:44 pm

Nef

YAYA for you!

3:44 pm

TraderKate

if you have the qu 5/16 (second one, i'd appreciate a hint - i seem to have broken my monkey again

3:44 pm

Nef

er, that was Yay

3:45 pm

TraderKate

gettin' my yaya out here too.
also having a helluva time with the sw 5/18 and sw 6/30 (combo?)

3:46 pm

Nef

the only one I have so far is the one that is *sort of* and a hunchback's name

3:47 pm

Nef

(for the qu 5, that is)

3:47 pm

Nef

I don't have any sw's yet but will now look

3:48 pm

TraderKate

that was the one nef, thanks!

3:48 pm

TraderKate

do you want any hints? i still need 79, but have a lot of the words from the back half of the list missing many form a to l in list

3:48 pm

JaxH

sw - part of uk in different order and pl

3:49 pm

syb215

i could really use a clue for the de7

3:49 pm

Nef

thanks, Jax!

3:50 pm

Nef

syb, d +dble vowel +pl of very pale

3:51 pm

TraderKate

thanks jax!

3:51 pm

Nef

Well, DH found me goofing off; back to work for a bit now. Happy Babbling Everyone! (BBL, leaving the game up in case I can sneak back in soon)

3:52 pm

TraderKate

bye nef, see you tomorrow

3:58 pm

TraderKate

i must fly, it's closing time here see you all tomorrow

4:03 pm

crosshair

omg.only in this household.i went to use the computer after getting home a few minutes ago.we have those mouse pads with the gel filled wrist rests.the one i was using just sprang a leak and there is now brown sticky gooey gel all over the desk :(

4:03 pm

periwinkle

yikes, what a mess, crossy

4:03 pm

Wolvie

does it at least smell like bacon? ;-)

4:03 pm

Wolvie

seriously- a bummer crossy.

4:04 pm

crosshair

it most certainly does not

4:06 pm

periwinkle

2nd qu5/16 pls

4:06 pm

periwinkle

nm

4:07 pm

periwinkle

I am hungry, bbl

4:08 pm

cosdem

hi all

4:09 pm

cosdem

bacon gel?

4:09 pm

Wolvie

lol- i think that went over with a resounding thud cos

4:09 pm

cosdem

I would not be surprised to see a bacon scented shampoo, a bacon scented hair gel one day soon

4:10 pm

Wolvie

me either. ;-)

4:11 pm

cosdem

lol i have a friend everyone calls wolvie. i always have to remind myself you're not him

4:11 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Hi Cos

4:11 pm

cosdem

hi kap

4:11 pm

Wolvie

really? too funny. mine is short for wolverine- not the movie, but the team, lol

4:12 pm

cosdem

ahh makes sense! mich right?

4:13 pm

Wolvie

yep. :-) the other alternative being tossed around at the time was wolvalicious. i chose wolvie, lol

4:13 pm

cosdem

lol.. yeah wolvie works.. my ex went to ann arbor and was a huge wolverine fan.. made me crazy

4:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I was listening to a report on how horsemeat is a delicacy in Khazakhstan, but cow's meat is considered gross

4:14 pm

Wolvie

:-) i bet

4:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Though as a vegetarian, that one is considered more gross to eat than the other is really beyond me.

4:14 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Just sayin'

4:14 pm

crosshair

horse meat is actually quite palatable and a lean dietary choice

4:14 pm

Wolvie

location location i guess, lol

4:15 pm

cosdem

MY thinking of the horsemeat thing?

4:15 pm

cosdem

People have been eating fast food for years and all of a sudden they fid out its horsemeat. well they liked it otherwise they wouldnt keep coming back

I remember when people found out taco bell was using meat a grade level less than what they use in dog food..

4:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Or a pig or a goat or a cat?

4:16 pm

cosdem

theydidnt stop going.

4:17 pm

crosshair

different dipping suaces are required i think,kaplan

4:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

or a duck or a squirrel or a hamster?

4:17 pm

Wolvie

i knew there was a reason i don't go to fast food places

4:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And ducks are not like cows.

4:17 pm

cosdem

I went to mcdonalds the other day because i like their fries and i wanted a shamrock shake :P

4:17 pm

crosshair

indeed,ever try to milk a duck??

4:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

slow food. Cow. fast food- horse.

4:18 pm

JaxH

How many words are there today?

4:18 pm

Wolvie

oooookkkkaaay, lol. back to the grid

4:18 pm

cosdem

more than 210 less than 212

4:18 pm

Wolvie

211

4:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But in Khazakhstan, if there are traces of cow meat people get upset

4:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what grid? Is there a grid?

4:19 pm

JaxH

so 101 more than I've got right now! Thanks

4:19 pm

crosshair

if i am ever in Khazakhstan i shall remember that

4:19 pm

cosdem

lol :) np jax

4:20 pm

cosdem

ah found that da4 da6 combo.. i say it all the time yet i couldnt find it

4:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

that's the last one I found. I was in distress.

4:20 pm

Wolvie

groan

4:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what does the 8 start with

4:24 pm

cosdem

de 6/33 please

4:24 pm

Wolvie

wo 8/70

4:25 pm

Wolvie

de + vowel and pale, the plural

4:25 pm

Wolvie

then plural

4:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oh I monkeyed it.

4:25 pm

cosdem

thanks!

4:26 pm

Wolvie

yw- taking a break- bb later- have a good one

4:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

anyone in favor of acupuncture for pain?

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

vs. opium, I guess?

4:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Are there dangers in overuse of Ben-gay?

4:33 pm

bichon

Wolvie, I always love the oclor of your icon

4:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

me too. but really.

4:36 pm

cosdem

I love the smell of ben gay and icy hot. im weird.

4:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

me too. But the label says not to use it more than 4 times a day. Why not? What could happen?

4:37 pm

cosdem

no acupunture for me. no needles!

4:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

It's my signature scent.

4:37 pm

cosdem

you age rapidly and end up in a home? :P

4:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I AM home.

4:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I thought home is a good thing.

4:38 pm

cosdem

then nothing.. lol

4:38 pm

cosdem

I think I love it because my very first partner would use it all the time and I guess I associate the scent to my first love

4:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Kinky.

4:39 pm

bichon

Maybe the ingredients irritate the skin

4:39 pm

bichon

How about Tiger Balm

4:39 pm

cosdem

possibly yeah good point

4:40 pm

Kaplan the Magne

fishy grid.

4:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

i need some protein.

4:42 pm

Soodle

Cos, I misread your post @ 4.36. I thought you said you love the smell of being gay and icy hot!! Lol. Hi everybody. Kap! Long time no see!

4:42 pm

cosdem

lol nice

4:42 pm

MollyL

Tiger balm is great.

4:43 pm

bichon

Don't like the odor, but it works great. But, like Ben-gay, I think it can irritate your skin

4:43 pm

Soodle

Hiya Molly. :-)

4:44 pm

MollyL

Anything heavily scented and used to excess will irritate your skin and possibly your breathing.

4:44 pm

smoove

How many people completed yesterday's grid?

4:45 pm

PastorJ

i did - took one look and said, "i'm done!"

4:45 pm

bichon

not me, but I just finished this one.

4:45 pm

Kaplan the Magne

But what if my skin says it's OK

4:45 pm

MollyL

I don't know. You could go to the archive page and count I guess.

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

wakbed

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

walned

4:46 pm

smoove

I'm too lazy to do that....

4:46 pm

Soodle

Yay Bich. Well done

4:46 pm

smoove

wined

4:46 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Ohm crumbs- I'm sorry

4:46 pm

cosdem

You can do that?

4:46 pm

cosdem

Save me. I

4:46 pm

cosdem

I am being drugged into a conversation about Batman and the movies

4:47 pm

MollyL

Resist. Use the force, Luke.

4:47 pm

cosdem

All because I said I watched the latest batman movie last night

4:48 pm

MollyL

Is that like being dragged and given drugs at the same time? : P

4:48 pm

cosdem

basically!

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I am having a hypoglycemic attack. Could it be because I only had pretzels for lunch?

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sudden shakes and sweats.

4:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Need some juice and cheese and nuts- quick.

4:51 pm

cosdem

brb grabbing corn nuts from the kitchen

4:52 pm

cosdem

I love corn nut

4:52 pm

cosdem

s

4:54 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what is corn nut?

4:55 pm

cosdem

baked corn kernels, seasoned.

4:56 pm

Kaplan the Magne

need...food...

4:56 pm

cosdem

go get some then

4:57 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I did- I have a client in like 2 minutes.

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I have to wait here.

4:58 pm

cosdem

ahhh thats no fun

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Pretending to be composed and sane.

4:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

If they only knew.

4:59 pm

MollyL

I guess that was a drive-by from Soodle. : D

5:01 pm

periwinkle

hi folks

5:02 pm

MollyL

Hi Peri

5:03 pm

BzznBea

Evening all. Forgot I still had a few words left to find.

5:03 pm

MollyL

Hi Bea

5:05 pm

periwinkle

daylight savings time is very early this year. 3/10

5:05 pm

BzznBea

This weekend?

5:06 pm

MollyL

A couple of years ago they bumped the beginning back two weeks and the end ahead two weeks, to lengthen it.

5:06 pm

periwinkle

yep

5:06 pm

periwinkle

I love the longer days

5:06 pm

BzznBea

Guess I better start going to bed early to get ready for it.

5:08 pm

MollyL

The more daylight the better. It works well for my circadian rhythms.

5:09 pm

BzznBea

Yes, I like more daylight too.

5:09 pm

cosdem

I like the glow of lights coming from windows at dusk... but its only seen in fall/winter. i will miss that

5:09 pm

periwinkle

17 left, bs

5:10 pm

BzznBea

I hate it when Hubs comes in and talks to me.

5:10 pm

MollyL

Um, Cos, we have dusk all year long. Just at different times of day. : D

5:11 pm

cosdem

lol yeah but it isnt the same

5:12 pm

cosdem

oh molly i got a hardcover copy of a stephen king book today for a quarter at the library

5:12 pm

MollyL

Nice, which one?

5:13 pm

cosdem

Misery,.. havent read it yet so grabbed it

5:13 pm

MollyL

Ah, one of my favorites.

5:13 pm

cosdem

Was going to get Salems Lot but forgot. Will go back tomorrow and get that as well.

5:13 pm

momof5

si6, my last word. any clues

5:13 pm

MollyL

You get a lot more details about the dark mind of Annie Wilkes in the book.

5:13 pm

BzznBea

Have you read his 11/23/64?

5:15 pm

cosdem

Not yet. Want to. And getting into Annie's mind would be interesting. I 'll finish my Palin book another time and start Misery tonight.

5:15 pm

cosdem

MIL is reading 11/23 right now. will give me when shes done (prob a year lol)

5:15 pm

momof5

nm

5:16 pm

MollyL

si6...starts like word for ape + ends with popcorn ker***

5:16 pm

cosdem

thanks molly!

5:16 pm

momof5

Already found it. FW! But thanks, Molly

5:16 pm

BzznBea

I do not usually read King, but my daughter told me I had to read that one.

5:16 pm

MollyL

I listened to 11/23/64 on tape. Interesting story. Not what I was expecting though.

5:16 pm

BzznBea

Was glad I did.

5:16 pm

cosdem

Isnt it like a butterfly effect kind of thing?

5:17 pm

BzznBea

Kind of. Time travel.

5:17 pm

MollyL

It explores that possibility Cos.

5:17 pm

cosdem

sometimes i dont know where King gets his ideas.. some of them are great and some of them are like what????

5:18 pm

BzznBea

I wonder that about a lot of authors.

5:18 pm

MollyL

He says his most frequently asked question is "where do you get your ideas?"

5:19 pm

BzznBea

I'm ready Koontz's Odd Hours. Another one of those "How did you come up with that?"

5:19 pm

MollyL

The easiest one to figure out is Misery. How many times do you think the man heard "I'm your number one fan" before he wrote that?

5:19 pm

cosdem

cant wait for doctor dream

5:20 pm

cosdem

I think it'll be released in August?

5:24 pm

BzznBea

Time to bzz...pfft!

5:24 pm

jmcnrick

i am so excited a stranger in the UK is sending me $1.5 million ;-)

5:24 pm

MollyL

Best Stephen King quote ever...

5:25 pm

MollyL

“The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them -- words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they're brought out. But it's more than that, isn't it? The most important things lie too close to wherever your secret heart is buried, like landmarks to a treasure your enemies would love to steal away. And you may make revelations that cost you dearly only to have people look at you in a funny way, not understanding what you've said at all, or why you thought it was so important that you almost cried while you were saying it. That's the worst, I think. When the secret stays locked within not for want of a tellar but for want of an understanding ear.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

nice quote molls

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

bye bzzn

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

here for a few words

5:26 pm

jmcnrick

and the pb

5:27 pm

cosdem

thanks for sharing molly.... i like when i read things like that

5:28 pm

MollyL

I think most people can relate to that because there are not a lot of understanding ears around anymore.

5:30 pm

cosdem

right. its a shame

5:31 pm

MollyL

Ready for snow tomorrow night JMC? I'm not. Blech.

5:31 pm

jmcnrick

nope i refuse to let it snow tomorrow night

5:31 pm

cosdem

it just hit us a hour ago

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

unfortunately i think the night after i will have to give in

5:32 pm

MollyL

Maybe I heard the wrong forecast then. I heard it was supposed to start Tuesday into Wednesday.

5:33 pm

cosdem

Chicago and Iowa Tuesday I thought?

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

i keep seeing it coming on wednesday but then what do they know? they have been wrong with every dire prediction for this area this year

5:34 pm

cosdem

I know Chicago's getting ready for it tomorrow. I have tons of Chi town folks on FB and its all they talk about today lol

5:35 pm

MollyL

I would think Chicago people would be used to snow. Here, it's like the end of the world when we get a snow storm.

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

only when the snow is more than 3 inches. . .

5:36 pm

MollyL

Yeah, well they are predicting 6-9 inches from this one and a foot in Frederick.

5:36 pm

cosdem

I remember when I lived in DC and it snowed less than an inch. No accumulation and everyone freaked out. I was like ummm ok!

5:36 pm

jmcnrick

yes and they have predicted that 3 times this year. . . so far batting 0

Well Nurse Jill, were they well behaved recovery room patients, or whiny babies?

5:48 pm

welki

ahhhh, now i know what you're talking about, cos! thanks for the new word!

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off to fix pork chops and fresh sauerkraut for supper. . . weds night i am having real texas chili

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

thank god, they were all terrific and no one tried to die on me...LOL

5:49 pm

welki

(thanks for the new word, starry)

5:49 pm

welki

yum! bon appetit!

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

bbl. . . 103 left. . . *poof*

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

Certainly know about it, but didn't know how it was spelled

5:49 pm

Jillyjill

bye jmc

5:49 pm

cosdem

ma5 pelase?

5:49 pm

starryjess

no problem :)

5:50 pm

dcseain

JMC, i did not. Sorry -- i'm with a 3-yr-old so a bit distracted.

5:50 pm

MollyL

Ah good Jill. That is the preferable routine I'm sure.

5:50 pm

jmcnrick

*unpoof* thank goodness i was worried. . . *repoof*

5:51 pm

lynxxx

Cos - think of M de Sa** - drop the last letter

5:51 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:51 pm

lynxxx

hi Liz

5:52 pm

cosdem

hmmm

5:52 pm

lynxxx

french title

5:53 pm

Jillyjill

nbt/nbs!! nice little grid...

5:53 pm

starryjess

drop a letter from the middle too

5:53 pm

starryjess

maquis

5:53 pm

starryjess

oh no!

5:53 pm

Lizlin

If you watch star trek cos, for ma 5 - think of the rebels that joined the voyager crew

5:53 pm

starryjess

sorry

5:53 pm

lynxxx

lol

5:54 pm

Lizlin

Prefer your clue, starry :)

5:54 pm

cosdem

ahhh didnt think to try the high tile tyvm :)

5:54 pm

cosdem

twice you;ve helped me in the last 1/2 hour. :P

5:54 pm

starryjess

:P

5:55 pm

cosdem

Oh some tv info for these who are interested. the teen hit show on ABC Fam "Switched at birth" will be the first prime time tv show to have an episode that will be entirely done in ASL tonight.

5:57 pm

MollyL

It seems like that should have happened way before now.

5:57 pm

cosdem

Yeah. I dont have cable but just found out they show first run episodes the day after on their website. Problem solved.

5:58 pm

MollyL

I wonder how may people pay per view instead of just doing that?

5:59 pm

cosdem

Yeah its all confusing to me. Why is it online free if you have to pay to watch it on tv?

6:00 pm

MollyL

Well, technically on line isn't free as you pay for your internet service. Well, most people do.

6:01 pm

cosdem

true true

6:01 pm

cosdem

when we moved in we had random free internet.. we still do lol..

6:05 pm

MollyL

When wireless internet first became available, people were not password protecting it and you could hijack it from just about anywhere.

6:06 pm

cosdem

right and now its all protected. which makes me wonder whose Im using. a poor little old lady? would make me feel bad :P

6:07 pm

MollyL

Could be the apartment complex wireless. A lot of businesses don't password protect.

6:08 pm

cosdem

They sometimes turn it off during the day time so im sure its some apartment around here. it also says Netgear

6:09 pm

MollyL

*Wonders what little old ladies do on the internet*

6:10 pm

cosdem

my old neighbor used to play canasta online so maybe?

6:10 pm

Jillyjill

My 93 year old mother reseaches new diseases to come up...

6:11 pm

Jillyjill

...with

6:11 pm

cosdem

Im not allowed on webmd :(

6:11 pm

cosdem

gah! finally found that mi5

6:11 pm

MollyL

Ahaha...Cos, banned from WebMD

6:12 pm

cosdem

well banned as in.. ryan says no. :P

6:12 pm

MollyL

And I'm sure there is a reason for that. : P

6:12 pm

lynxxx

Wow - I didn't even realise Australia's CSIRO has the world-wide patent on WiFi.

6:12 pm

cosdem

I always look up my symptoms and then freak out.. Ryan I need a new kidney! Ryan my appendix is about to blow!

6:13 pm

MollyL

Ahahaha...Felix Unger on the internet.

6:13 pm

cosdem

Twice I thought I was going to die. He got so annoyed and said ok it's not allowed. lol

6:13 pm

Jillyjill

Cos...just do en6/12 and you'll be fine...LOL ;)

6:14 pm

cosdem

lol I'll pass.

6:15 pm

MollyL

Jill works for Dr. Colon O'Cleanse.

6:16 pm

cosdem

brb gotta start dinner

6:29 pm

Jillyjill

We don't see it too much anymore...en6 "till clear" or what we used to call the 3H enema, high, hot and a helluva lot...LOL

6:29 pm

Jillyjill

And with that, must head out for food, already past 1/2 done...bbs

6:30 pm

MollyL

Enjoy your almond Jill. : P

6:35 pm

rururocks

3 H enema? what the hell have I walked into

6:35 pm

rururocks

is that anything like a 4H enema?

6:35 pm

MollyL

Not sure but it sounds very Nurse Ratchedy to me.

6:36 pm

Nef

Hi again. It looks like Jilly is teaching Nursing secrets! ;-)

6:36 pm

rururocks

sure sounds unhealthy to me

6:37 pm

MollyL

Lets not even get into how long it takes for it to "run clear"

6:38 pm

Nef

3 H en 5/12= high, hot, helluva lot. Not done anymore; but I remember there were times we wanted to do them to a few nasty pts.

6:39 pm

Nef

well, now they give you that "lovely" gallon of "Go Litely" instead and you DO run clear after that.

6:40 pm

Nef

(you have to drink most of that gallon the night before a procedure; it keeps you running most of the night)

6:41 pm

MollyL

The large intestine is five feet long. Enough said.

6:43 pm

cosdem

ok lets finish this grid.

6:43 pm

MollyL

Hi Cos. We are having Metamucil cocktails.
: D

6:44 pm

cosdem

No ensure?

6:44 pm

cosdem

Im ejoying a glass of ensure with a bowl of corn flakes and a side of activa yogurt!

6:44 pm

cosdem

prune pie for dessert.

6:44 pm

Nef

sorry, not me. Ilike prunes instead! ;-) They taste much better than stuff in a glass

6:45 pm

Nef

strange dinner, cos. Are you eating alone?

6:45 pm

cosdem

I dont mind dried prunes.

6:45 pm

MollyL

Y'all can keep the prunes.

6:45 pm

cosdem

lol nah wasnt serious Nef. Chicken for dinner tonight.

6:45 pm

Nef

Have you ever tried fruit soup, Molly? It's yummy

6:46 pm

Nef

that's a relief to hear, cos. :-)

6:46 pm

MollyL

Nope, never had fruit soup.

6:47 pm

cosdem

fruit soup http://alturl.com/qg8dk

6:47 pm

cosdem

this sounds delicious

6:47 pm

Nef

we had some white chili for supper tonight with some wheat berries. It wasn't very white, but I'm still tasting it--and the burn.

6:48 pm

cosdem

white chili?

6:48 pm

MollyL

I just read a restaurant review that said some of the food is so hot that even your beverage won't cool you down. What is the point? How do people enjoy food that hot?

6:49 pm

Nef

made with chicken and (usually) white beans, etc. the sauce is usually white too; but this didn't thicken, so it was kind of watery

6:49 pm

cosdem

Ryan does. I don't. How can you taste if you no longer have taste buds?

6:49 pm

Nef

That fruit soup isn't anything like I was thinking of (but it does look delicious)

6:50 pm

rururocks

I made golden lentil soup last night that came out nicely

6:50 pm

rururocks

I made golden lentil soup last night that came out nicely

6:50 pm

cosdem

so nice you had to say it twice!

6:50 pm

MollyL

Ooo, where did you get the glittery golden lentils?

6:50 pm

cosdem

ro7 please?

6:50 pm

Nef

I'm not a fan of really hot spices either. DH used to like it, but now he can't tolerate it anymore (and I'm glad of that!)

6:51 pm

MollyL

Guys with fishing poles.

6:51 pm

Nef

what a guy who goes fishing carries + a group of adult guys, cos

6:52 pm

cosdem

ah tyvm!

6:54 pm

Nef

here's the fruit soup I was thinking about: http://tinyurl.com/cgquuto

6:54 pm

cosdem

thanks!

6:55 pm

MollyL

So do we eat this because we like it, or because we need to "move the mail"?

6:55 pm

cosdem

the first didnt have prunes so prob to like it.. 2nd one does have prunes but looks good nonetheless

6:56 pm

rururocks

at the store.. the really cooked quickly though.. not like regular lentils

6:56 pm

Nef

both, if you want, Molly. It's delicious (just don't go back for seconds on the same day!)

6:56 pm

cosdem

se7 please

6:56 pm

MollyL

It's such a high fiber conversation tonight : )

6:57 pm

MollyL

Green stuff that floats in the ocean.

6:57 pm

rururocks

where's wilfred brimley when you really need him

6:57 pm

Nef

I've never heard of golden lentil, ruru; I'll have to look for it.

6:57 pm

cosdem

thanks idk why im not seeing the 7s

6:57 pm

cosdem

ah well that was the last 7.

6:57 pm

MollyL

Wilfred is probably off getting his colon cleansed.

6:58 pm

Nef

3 all end the same, cos; with the adult boys

6:58 pm

cosdem

Wilfred? Thats the name of my oversized panda bear

6:58 pm

rururocks

LOL.. yep.. with 3H stuff

6:59 pm

rururocks

anyone have the an 6/21?

6:59 pm

MollyL

Iron poor blood disease

6:59 pm

cosdem

200 down.

7:00 pm

rururocks

thank you

7:00 pm

Nef

Oh, speaking of colons, there is a "Hydrocolon Therapy" place within a mile of us. Everytime I drive by there I wonder about both the people who work there and the clients!

7:00 pm

rururocks

this grid could use an enema

7:00 pm

rururocks

this grid could use an enema

7:01 pm

MollyL

Some people overdo that stuff Nef.

7:01 pm

cosdem

PB for Ru

7:01 pm

rururocks

is that the place where you can only enter by the rear door Nef?

7:02 pm

rururocks

and you have to back into your parking spaces there?

7:02 pm

MollyL

Hmm, I would think the back door would be marked EXIT ONLY

7:03 pm

cosdem

fireworks

7:03 pm

Nef

Molly; I can't understand why anyone would work there OR wish to visit such a place! My DIL says that "It gets all the stuff out that's clogging up your intestines" but I'm sure Jilly will agree with me that your guts aren't like old plumbing: things don't stick in there like that

7:03 pm

Nef

YAY, Cos! WTG!!!

7:03 pm

rururocks

well done cos

7:04 pm

MollyL

The way they market that stuff leads people to believe that things do take up residence in your intestines and need to be "flushed".

7:05 pm

cosdem

"Bring me some prune juice too. I want to enjoy the lox but I don't want it to set up shop in there" - Sophia Petrillo

7:05 pm

Nef

I remember being told that if you swallow gum it sticks in there; but that's not true either

7:06 pm

cosdem

When I was in 3rd grade in my end of school year picnic I swallowed a watermelon seed. I bawled my eyes out. I was terrified.

7:06 pm

MollyL

Cos, I don't know why that is making me laugh so hard, but it is. : D

7:07 pm

Nef

LOL! And at that age I believed that pregnant women swallowed watermelon seeds and that's why they got "fat"

7:07 pm

cosdem

My teacher had to comfort me and explain I would not grow a watermelon in my stomach

7:08 pm

cosdem

lol nef!

7:08 pm

MollyL

Alas, that did not cure the overactive imagination. *See WebMD conversation earlier*

I love Danny Davito. he makes me laugh just by walking across the screen.

7:42 pm

cosdem

Yeah my Mom was 28 when she had me. She wanted to wait too. I'm the oldest.

7:42 pm

periwinkle

the move you were talking about? Throw Mama from the Train?

7:42 pm

cosdem

ok is danny and rhea back together?

7:42 pm

periwinkle

Devito, even

7:42 pm

MollyL

Yes, Cos stuck a "Don't" in front of it.

7:43 pm

periwinkle

ok, I never saw the entire movie, just parts. it is worth it to watch the whole thing?

7:43 pm

cosdem

peri: yes! watch it from start to finish

7:43 pm

rururocks

when my mom had me the doctor slapped my mom instead of me

7:43 pm

MollyL

Yes Peri, totally.

7:43 pm

cosdem

Anne Ramsey deserved her oscar nomination.

7:43 pm

periwinkle

ok, I will look for it in the library

7:44 pm

Nef

LOL, rurur. He made a mistake! ;-)

7:44 pm

cosdem

Just checked the Oscars for that year. Anne was robbed. Olympia won for Moonstruck. She wasnt that good.

7:44 pm

periwinkle

just stopped by to say hi, cu all later

7:45 pm

cosdem

Why am I still looking for words?

7:46 pm

Nef

Because I haven't finished, cos?

7:46 pm

Jillyjill

lol...too true..

7:46 pm

Jillyjill

bye peri

7:46 pm

cosdem

lol fair enough :)

7:46 pm

Nef

bye peri

7:47 pm

Nef

( that didn't go the first time)...

7:47 pm

cosdem

brb gonna play criminal case on fb for a few

7:49 pm

Jillyjill

see you later cos

7:52 pm

syb215

could i get a clue for any of the 7's?

7:53 pm

Jillyjill

an7= pl of the 6 (low iron in blood)

7:53 pm

syb215

ty

7:54 pm

BabbleRabble

de 6 and 7 --spell the first letter and pale and ***; pl

7:54 pm

Jillyjill

the de7 also pl of the 6 (de=repeat vowel + my interest ***es

7:55 pm

BabbleRabble

ne 7 -- edward r murrow and dan rather

7:56 pm

BabbleRabble

ro 7 --- those who use an implement to fish

7:56 pm

BabbleRabble

se 7 -- kelp or kale

7:57 pm

Nef

hi syb and BR. Sorry, was distracted

7:57 pm

syb215

hello, thanks for the clues.

7:58 pm

Jillyjill

<----!!FW!! and did it without lickety!!

7:58 pm

Nef

YAY, Jilly!!! WTG!!

7:58 pm

Jillyjill

Jacula would be so proud of me...teehee

7:59 pm

Nef

I bet she would! :-D (I haven't been around enough to cathch her lately; everything going well with her?)

8:00 pm

Jillyjill

IT's been awhile for me too...come to think about it, haven't seen FB posts for awhile..going to go check

8:01 pm

Nef

catch, I meant

8:01 pm

Jillyjill

She's been posting today on FB, so all must be well..

8:01 pm

Jillyjill

phone brb

8:04 pm

welki

hi folks!

8:07 pm

Jillyjill

hello again welki

8:09 pm

welki

i have the pre-trip heebie jeebies. (as if there are no stores in new jersey)

8:12 pm

Jillyjill

Where are you going?

8:13 pm

welki

jersey, to see family (especially the brand new grand-daughter)

8:13 pm

welki

AND to see babble-friends! so far, about half a dozen of them!

8:14 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today

8:14 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

8:15 pm

welki

hi, min!

8:15 pm

Jillyjill

Hello minv!

8:15 pm

Nef

Hi welki and Min!

8:16 pm

welki

hey, nef - good to see you

8:16 pm

Nef

I'm having so many interruptions I doubt I'll finish tonight (92 left)

8:18 pm

Jillyjill

You can do it nef...let me know if i can help

8:18 pm

welki

do you have your grandson with you, nef?

8:20 pm

Nef

no, welki. We've had him pretty much for the past 2 weeks (his Mom was in psych. hospital again); so we've had a break this weekend. We redid our kitchen and I'm trying to sort through, clean, and put stuff away.

8:21 pm

Jillyjill

You need to post pix nef, would love to see your kitchen!!

8:21 pm

welki

ohhhhh, good work, but stressfu (what do you keep? what to throw away?)

8:22 pm

Nef

The kitchen cabinets were refaced and new counter tops put in last week. It went fast but is beautiful; I don't want to put any old junk in it now. :-)

8:22 pm

Nef

JIlly, if I ever figure out how to do that, I'll post them on FB (before and after pics)

8:23 pm

LuvB

Help with last two si5,6 please

8:23 pm

Nef

And now I want new lighting, and a new back splash!

8:24 pm

Nef

sorry, Luv, I don't have any si words yet.

8:25 pm

welki

si + ***y, ***y, quite contrary is si 5/12

8:26 pm

Jillyjill

Just go to photos on FB, then choose add photos

8:26 pm

welki

si6/21 = si*ple si*mon + whoa, ***lie!

8:28 pm

welki

yipes - that si6 clue is the pits! will be amazed if you get the word *lol*

8:28 pm

LuvB

Thanks

8:29 pm

Nef

Jilly, they are in my cell phone. My whole iPhoto (picture library) part of my Mac is now missing.

8:29 pm

MimiCat

Hi all!

8:29 pm

Nef

Thanks, welki! I got it

8:29 pm

welki

hey mimi

8:29 pm

MimiCat

(welki)

8:30 pm

Nef

hi Mimi!

8:30 pm

MimiCat

(Nef)

8:30 pm

MimiCat

Hi (Jilly)

8:33 pm

welki

you were feeling poorly last time i saw you, mimi - better now?

8:33 pm

MimiCat

Thanks, welki. Yes, physically better. But today was one of those days that starts out bad and gets worse. Glad it's over and it's martini time!

8:34 pm

welki

shaken, not stirred :)

8:34 pm

Nef

oh? what happened (if you want to vent)

8:34 pm

MimiCat

Nah---none of that--just poor over ice and hope it's cold before I drink!

8:36 pm

MimiCat

Nef, found out my ex screwed me over AGAIN on taxes from 1998....my Dodger cat had another seizure...money troubles....that's enough, though there's more.

8:36 pm

MimiCat

On the better side, I built a bookcase I've had for 1.5 years and rearranged my living room and I'm loving it. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...

8:36 pm

Nef

(((Mimi))) Sending good vibes your way now!

8:37 pm

MimiCat

Thanks, dear. I can always rely on my Babble friends to be supportive. I love this community. I've adopted Sprite as my daughter!

8:42 pm

MimiCat

Jilly...are you still here?

8:45 pm

MimiCat

Martinis kicking in....starting to see all kinds of non-words. Later, everyone. Hugs all around.

8:45 pm

Nef

BYE, MIMI

8:46 pm

Nef

Sorry for yelling.

8:52 pm

Nef

finally finished the W's!

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

Darn, missed mimi...am watching our state HS choirs perform on PBS..

8:52 pm

HarryHood

hi all

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

YAY nef!!

8:52 pm

HarryHood

this was a quick first half and nbt, but thinngs have slowed precipitiously

8:53 pm

HarryHood

I hope lickety is with us today (please...)

8:53 pm

Nef

He is, Harry. I had the same problem

8:54 pm

HarryHood

yay. not much patience today...I think I'll be listing soon

8:54 pm

Nef

80 left, but it's like pulling teeth right now

8:54 pm

welki

hi, harry

8:54 pm

HarryHood

92 here

8:54 pm

HarryHood

hi welki!

8:56 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se7-48? Thanks

8:57 pm

gapeach

searise

8:57 pm

gapeach

sorry

8:57 pm

welki

hiya peach

8:57 pm

welki

ocean grass, peach

8:57 pm

HarryHood

hi gapeach

8:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, welki.

8:57 pm

Nef

first part is right, peach; add a dandelion at the end

8:57 pm

gapeach

Hey there, Harry.

8:57 pm

HarryHood

ty welki

8:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Nef. How are you tonight?

8:58 pm

HarryHood

that was my first 7 :)

8:59 pm

Nef

tired, peach, but in a good way (I'm putting my kitchen back together after a redo)